Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-13
SQuIBs.
Maybe you did make q good match, "
She fang back in angry scorning


She fang back in angry scorning
''But not match that will get up
And light the fire IN the mornlng-
If Bernhardt has really lost her voice,
there can't be much now left OF her.
Hawthorne did not write has Scarlet
Letter. with red ink. 1t continues to be
read Notwithstanding.
Mrs. Langtry's new play, CAS- in
Looking Glass" was probably selected
after considerable reflection.
A pointer for hotel patrons-The
further away from the kitchen your table
in the dining room is the colder your
food will be.
The Saco bank would have been largely
ahead if the managers had paid some
body $25 week to watch their six dollar
clerk.
The opposition of the churches to
horsetrotting shows is looked upon by
some outsiders as merely race preju-
dice.
Jake Sharp has many sympathizers,
but they can't get near enough TO him to
tell him how sorry they feel.
The merchant who doesn't believe in
an sad" is likely to know good deal
about subtraotion-from his bank ac
count.
If it has taken our British brethren
thirty-six years to get a claft that comes
in four miles behind how long will it
take them TO build yacht that comes IN
ahead?
"These anarchIs ts," said he, butonhoi-
ing his friend anarchists be hanged"
said his friend, as he hurried by, leaving
the buttonhole between the surprised
mans thumb and forefnger
The woman who pays $50 for a bonnet
will reach down lamp chimney for five
minutes and nearly burn her nails TO the
quick to light piece of folded paper
and save a match.
Prayers never ascend to heaven on a
whirlwind. You have to give it to 'em
straight up there.
Commissioner Atkins announces that
he mas hope for the red men, but it isn't
hope they need. 1t is soap.
The Chicago anarchists are still fight
ing for time, with a moral certainty of
getting eternity.
The family bible has been brogght out
ing service as a blotter for pressing
autumn leaves.
Banana and bonanza sound good d. al
alike, and they are both mighty slippery.
An Iowa inventor has not exactly
squared the circle, but he has made an
anger which will bore a square hole.
There are a great many baseball, boat
fpa- .,,I T.,yk l. s-, l., "a,
man class. 1t is too soon yet TO tell how
many good scholars there are
An African tribe is governed by ruler
who has no tongue. He is not only the
king, but the king dumb.
1t is believed that lady might safely
contide her age to Leland Stanford.
81 see" said Mr.. McSlugen, "that they
have organized Milk Trust Company in
Chicago"
"a Milk Trust Company Well, that's
something like. l wish they'd organize
one here; and a Beefsteak Trust Company
too. This thing of being aunned by the
butcher is awfully tiresome.
City Hotel Mar How is the run of Wis
itors this year?
Summer Resort Man-Big. The only
objection is that so many of them run off
without paying their bills.
Amy speaking of the responsibilities
of matrimony)-Would you be afraid to
mary on five thousand a year, Tom?
Tom-Not bit, if | eould only find a
girl with that amount of income
Mr. Laurence Hutton writes win a
heavy downward stroke, leaving consider
able superhuous ink on the page. At one
time, when he was going over some man
uscript at a friends house, and dropping
the sheets on the floor as he finished
them. The friends little girl came into
the room. Take care Hope" said the
lady; Don't step into Mr.. Hutton's man
uscripts or you will wet your feet"
Senior Member of the Firm-I have al
ways been suspicious about our book
keeper. On several oecasions--
Junior Member-It is a mere preju-
dice on your part. To Judge him by his
appearance
Senior Member-But | am not judging
him by his appearance. am judging
him by his disappearance. He has just
gone off with $4,000 belonging to the
firm.